Ma$e has some pretty strong views on gender equality when it comes to sports.
On a recent episode of the “It Is What it Is” podcast that he hosts with Cam’ron, the former Bad Boy recording artist gave his thoughts on the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets interviewing former WNBA player Lindsey Harding for a coaching job. Though Cam’ron took something of a neutral stance on the subject in part to his not “really knowing her resume,” Ma$e on the other hand didn’t mince words.
“This is an interesting topic,” said the 48-year-old artist. “It seems like this is a growing mindset that I see as society evolves. I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but you are asking me the question. I’m never really in favor of — this might be a whirlwind of a statement — I’m never in favor of women leading men, it don’t matter what it is.”
“I was just brought up traditionally, just like with values that [have] been very instilled in me and I try to stick to those values,” he continued. “I think she could do a great job, not that she’s not capable of it; I just don’t think women are supposed to be leading men.”
Currently the head coach for the Sacramento Kings’ G-League affiliate team, the Stockton Kings, Harding spoke with the Kings’ “Cintron Women’s Series” late last year about some of the battles women face in the fight for equality.
“It’s important to fight for equal opportunities being a woman, but it’s also important to fight for equity,” Harding said. “You don’t want to just be a part of something where [it’s] ‘Hey, we don’t have a woman, let’s hire a woman.’ You want to be part of something where an organization says, ‘You know what, let’s have some more diversity around here; someone that is qualified that may not look like everyone around here, and also give them the same equal piece of the pie.”
Harding was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 WNBA draft and played for six teams over nine seasons as well as playing professionally in Russia and Turkey. She was named 2024 G League Coach of the Year after leading her team to the Western Conference finals in her first season as head coach.
